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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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